When
to Use It
When sickness has developed - for all acute and chronic
conditions
When the digestive system needs a rest and a cleansing.
When overweight has become a problem.
When better assimilation and building of body tissue is
needed.
How Long and Often?
Follow
the diet for a minimum of 10 days or more - up to 40 days and beyond may
be safely followed for extremely serious cases. The diet has all
the nutrition needed during this time. Three to four times a year will do
wonders for keeping the body in a normal healthy condition. The diet may
be undertaken more frequently for
serious conditions.
How
to Make Lemonade
·
2 Tbsp lemon or lime juice (approx. 1/2 lemon)
·
2 Tbsp genuine maple syrup (not maple flavored sugar
syrup)
·
1/10 Tsp cayenne pepper (red pepper) or to taste
·
Water, medium hot (spring or purified water)
Combine the juice,
maple syrup, and cayenne pepper in a 10 oz. glass and fill with medium
hot water. (Cold water may be used if preferred.) Use fresh lemons
or limes only, never canned lemon or lime juice nor
frozen lemonade or frozen juice. Use organic lemons when possible.
An
ideal formula involves freshly
extracted juice from the sugar cane (readily available in India,
but not
generally in the United States at the present time):
10 oz. fresh sugar cane juice (medium hot or cold) 2 tbsp.
fresh lime or
lemon juice
1/10 tsp cayenne (red pepper) or to taste
Blend a
part of the lemon skin and pulp with the lemonade in a blender for
further cleansing and laxative effect. (Note: commercially procured
lemons may have had their skins dyed with yellow coloring and may have
been subjected to poisonous insect sprays - be sure to peel off the
outer skin if you cannot get uncolored, organically grown lemons.) The
properties in the lemon skin also act as a hemostatic to prevent excess
bleeding and to prevent clotting
internally should there be any such prevailing condition. (Don't worry -
normal conditions will continue during the menstrual periods.) Adding
the cayenne pepper is necessary as it breaks up mucus and increases
warmth by building the blood for an additional lift. It also adds many
of the B and C vitamins.
Mint
tea may be used occasionally during this diet as a pleasant change and
to assist further in the cleansing. Its chlorophyll helps as a
purifier, neutralizing many mouth and body odors that are released
during the cleansing period.
Special
Instructions for the Diabetic:
DIABETES
is the result of a deficiency diet consisting in part of white sugar and
white flour. The lemonade with molasses is an ideal way to correct this
deficiency. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY FOR BEST RESULTS. The
molasses supplies the necessary elements for the pancreas to produce
insulin. As the necessary elements are supplied to the pancreas, the
amount of insulin taken may also be gradually reduced -- as an example.
ON THE
FIRST DAY use a scant tablespoon of molasses to each glass of lemonade
and reduce insulin by about 10 units. Daily from then on reduce the
insulin as you increase the molasses to 2 full tablespoons per glass. When
this proportion has been reached, the insulin can normally be
eliminated; then replace the molasses with 2 tablespoons of maple
syrup in each glass. Make regular checks of the sugar level in
the urine and blood to satisfy yourself and eliminate any possible
fear. Vita Flex and color therapy may be used to advantage to stimulate
the liver, pancreas, and spleen and thus insure proper use of the
minerals supplied. Many people have found they no longer have need for
insulin. They must be sure to follow every detail of the
recommended diet as explained in the following pages.
How Much Does One Drink?
Take
from six to twelve glasses of the lemonade daily during the waking
period. As you get hungry just have another glass of lemonade. NO
OTHER FOOD SHOULD BE TAKEN DURING THE FULL PERIOD OF THE
DIET. As this is a complete balance of minerals and vitamins, one does
not suffer the pangs of hunger. Do not use vitamin pills. All
solid food is turned into a liquid state before it can be carried by the
blood to the cells of the body. The
lemonade is already a food in liquid form. For
those who are overweight, less maple syrup may be taken. For those
underweight, more maple syrup may be taken. For those who are
underweight and worried about losing more weight, REMEMBER, the only
things you can possibly lose are
mucus, waste, and disease. Healthy tissue will not be eliminated. Many
people who need to gain weight actually do so near the end of the diet
period. Never vary the amount of
lemon juice per glass. About six glasses of lemonade a day is enough for
those wishing to reduce. Extra water may be taken as desired.
Helping the Cleansing
Along
As this
is a cleansing diet, the more you can assist Nature to eliminate
poisons, the better. If your system feels upset, it is because you
are not having sufficient elimination. Avoid this possibility by
following the directions completely. Above all, be sure you have two,
three, or more movements a day. This may seem unnecessary not eating
solid food, but it is Nature's way of eliminating the waste it has
loosened from the various cells and organs in the body. They must leave
the body some way. It would be just the same as sweeping the floor
around and around and never removing the dirt from the house if the
wastes were not passed out. The better the elimination, the more rapid
will be the results A
LAXATIVE HERB TEA is found to be the best helper for most persons. It is
a good practice to take a good laxative herb tea right from the
beginning - the last thing at night and first thing in the morning. There
are several good laxative teas. They are best taken in a liquid form.
Buy them in your health food store.
Another
Cleansing Aid: Internal Salt Water Bathing
As it
is necessary to bathe the outside of our bodies, so it is with the
inside. Do not take enemas or colonics at
any time during the cleansing diet or afterwards. They are unnecessary
and can be extremely harmful. There
is a much superior method of cleansing the colonic tract with- out the
harmful effects of customary colonics and enemas. This method will
cleanse the entire digestive tract while the colonics and enemas will
only reach the colon or a small
part of it. Colonics can be expensive while our salt-water method is
not.
DIRECTIONS:
Prepare a full quart of lukewarm water and add two level (rounded for
the Canadian quart) teaspoons of uniodized sea salt. Do not use ordinary
iodized salt as it will not work property. Drink the entire quart
of salt and water first thing in the morning. This must be taken on an
empty stomach. The salt and water will not separate but will stay
intact and quickly and thoroughly wash the entire tract in about one
hour. Several eliminations will likely occur. The salt water has the
same specific gravity as the blood, hence the kidneys cannot pick
up the water and the blood cannot pick up the salt. This
may be taken as often as needed for proper washing of the entire
digestive system.
If the
salt water does not work the first time, try adding a little more or a
little less salt until the proper balance is found; or possibly
take extra water with or without salt. This often increases the
activity. Remember, it can do no harm at any time. The colon needs
a good washing, but do it the natural way - the salt water way. It
is quite advisable to take the herb laxative tea at night to loosen,
then the salt water each morning to wash it out. If for some reason
the salt water cannot be taken in the morning, then
the herb laxative tea must be taken night and morning.
How to Break the
Lemonade Diet
Coming
off the lemonade diet properly is highly important - please follow the
directions very carefully. After living in a semi-tropical and
tropical climate for many years, I find that people have increasingly
turned to a raw fruit, nut, and
vegetable diet. Following is the schedule for people who normally follow
such a natural vegetarian diet:
FIRST
and SECOND DAY AFTER DIET:
Several
8 oz. glasses of fresh orange juice as desired during the day. The
orange juice prepares the digestive system to properly digest and
assimilate regular food. Drink it slowly. If there has been any
digestive difficulty prior to or during the change over, extra water may
be taken with the orange juice.
THIRD
DAY:
Orange
juice in the morning. Raw fruit for lunch. Fruit or raw vegetable salad
at night. You are now ready to
eat normally. For
those who have characteristically lived the unnatural way of meat, milk,
refined and devitalized food, it
may be best to change over as follows, gradually adopting the raw fruit,
nut, and vegetable diet:
FIRST
DAY:
Several
8 oz. glasses of fresh orange juice as desired during the day. Drink it
slowly.
SECOND
DAY:
Drink
several 8,oz. glasses of orange juice during the day - with extra water,
if needed. Some time during the afternoon prepare a vegetable soup (no
canned soup) as follows:
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Recipe
for Vegetable Soup
Use
several kinds of vegetables, perhaps one or two kinds of legumes,
potatoes, celery, carrots,
green
vegetable tops, onion, etc. Dehydrated vegetables or vegetable soup
powders may be added for extra flavor. Okra or okra powder, chili,
curry, cayenne (red) pepper, tomatoes, green peppers, and zucchini squash
may be included to good advantage. Brown rice may be used, but no meat
or meat stock. Other spices may be added (delicately) for flavor.
Use salt delicately as a limited amount of salt is necessary. Learn
to enjoy the natural flavor of the vegetables. The less cooking the
better.
Have
this soup for the evening meal using the broth mostly, although some of
the vegetables may be eaten. Rye
wafers may be eaten sparingly with the soup, but no bread or crackers.
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THIRD
DAY: Drink orange juice in the
morning. At noon have some more soup; enough may be made the night
before and put in the refrigerator. For the evening meal eat whatever is
desired in the form of vegetables, salads, or fruit. No meat, fish, or
eggs; no bread, pastries, tea, coffee, or milk. Milk is highly mucus
forming and tends to develop
toxins throughout the body.
(Milk,
being a predigested food, has been known to cause various complications
in the stomach and colon, such as cramps and convulsions. The
calcium in milk is difficult to assimilate and may cause toxins in the
form of rheumatic fever, arthritis, neuritis, and bursitis. The
resulting lack of proper digestion and assimilation of the calcium
allows it to go into the blood stream in a free form and it is deposited
in the tissues, cells, and joints where
it can cause intense pain and suffering.)
FOURTH
DAY:
Normal
eating may be resumed, but best health will be retained if the
morning meal consists of our type of lemonade or fruit juice; and,
of course, if a strictly fruit, vegetable, seed and berry diet is
followed. If, after eating is resumed, distress or gas occurs, it
is suggested that the lemonade diet be continued for several
more days until the system is ready for food.
About
Lemon
The
lemon is a loosening and cleansing agent with many important building
factors. The ability of the elements in the lemon and the maple syrup
working together creates these desired results.
Its
4911/o potassium strengthens and energizes the heart, stimulates
and builds the kidneys and adrenal glands.
Its
oxygen builds vitality.
Its
carbon acts as a motor stimulant.
Its
hydrogen activates the sensory nervous system. Its calcium strengthens
and builds the lungs.
Its
phosphorus knits the bones, stimulates and builds the brain for clearer
thinking.
Its
sodium encourages tissue building.
Its
magnesium acts as a blood alkalizer.
Its
iron builds the red corpuscles to rapidly correct the most common forms
of anemia.
Its
chlorine cleanses the blood plasmas
Its
silicon aids the thyroid for deeper breathing.
The
natural iron, copper, calcium, carbon, and hydrogen found in the
sweetening supplies more building and cleansing material.
It
truly is a perfect combination for cleansing, eliminating,
healing, and building. Hence, supplements are not needed during the diet
and may actually interfere with its cleansing action.
About
Maple Syrup:
The
maple syrup is a balanced form of positive and negative sugar and must
be used, not some "substitute.
"There
are three grades of maple syrup. Grade A is the first run - mild in
taste, sweet and with less minerals than the other grades. It is more
expensive and less desirable but it may be used. Grade B is the second
run with more minerals plus more maple taste. It is more suitable for
the diet and is less expensive. Grade C is the third run with even more
minerals and still stronger taste of maple and slightly less pleasant
for most people, although acceptable in the diet. It is lower in price.
As Grade C is less expensive it can be used as an excellent sweetening
agent in preparing foods. The strong maple flavor blends very well.
The
maple syrup has a large variety of minerals and vitamins. Naturally, the
mineral and vitamin content will vary according to the area where the
trees grow and the mineral content in the soil. These are the minerals
found in average samples of syrup from
Vermont
: Sodium; Potassium; Calcium; Magnesium; Manganese; Iron; Copper;
Phosphorus;
Sulphur
; Chlorine and Silicon. Vitamin A, Bl, B2, B6, C, Nicotinic acid and
Pantothenic acid are also present in the syrup. Information on the need
and effect of these properties will be found in the Biochemistry in the
back of the book, "Healing for the Age of Enlightenment."
Some
uninformed operators of the sugaring of the maple syrup do use
formaldehyde pellets, run through polyethylene tubing but there are many
more that don't. Search out and demand the kind not using formaldehyde.
The Maple River Company in
Youngstown
,
New York
does not use it. This is the kind I recommend.
Dozens
of letters weekly, from around the world highly praise the many superior
benefits of the lemonade diet. Thus, we must conclude that since it does
so much for so many it is truly The Master Cleanser. The following is a
quote from one of the letters: "I tried the lemonade diet with
exceptionally beneficial results. I would like to order at least six at
whatever your wholesale price would be - I know I will need many more as
I do push the books. I believe they are the best in their field."
What
About the Use of Honey?
Honey
must not be used at any time internally. It is manufactured from the
nectar picked up from the flowers by the bees - good enough in itself,
perhaps - then predigested, vomited and stored for their own future use
with a preservative added. It is deficient in calcium and has many
detrimental effects for the human being.
According
to one authority, honey is "a magical and mystical word in
Healthfoodland. It is one of the most over promoted, overpriced product
being sold to gullible health foodists. The great value attributed to
honey is delusive ... honey is only a little less empty and more
dangerous than sugar." Just as
with alcohol, honey, being predigested, enters the blood directly,
raising the sugar content very rapidly above normal. To correct this,
the pancreas must produce insulin immediately or possible death can
occur. More insulin than necessary is likely to be produced, and the
blood sugar level then drops below normal. This can produce blackout
spells and even death if it goes too low. When blood sugar is below
normal, a person will feel depressed. The regular use of honey can
create constant imbalances, which in turn will adversely affect the
normal function of the liver, pancreas and spleen. Hypoglycemia and
hyperglycemia are the results of the use of unbalanced sugars. The
balanced sugar in maple syrup and sugar cane juice causes no dangerous
side effects. All natural fruits and vegetables have balanced sugars in
them. Artificial, synthetic, and refined sugars have no place in a
natural diet.
Should I Take
"Supplements"?
Some people want to
take vitamin pills or food supplements while on the diet. This
frequently fails to produce the desired result. There are many reasons.
As the lymphatic glands become clogged, they are no longer able to
assimilate and digest even the best of foods. As we cleanse our bodies
and free our cells and glands of toxins that clog and paralyze our
assimilation, we free our various organs and processes to do their
proper jobs. Note Page 20. All the necessary vitamins and minerals are
in the lemonade, and therefore we do not need an additional supply in
most cases.
Vitamin pills and
supplements do not grow on trees as such but rather come to us in
fruits, berries, vegetables and plants. Man will never take a group of
natural or synthetic foods; process and combine them in a variety of
products, and come up with anything equal or better than the original.
They have lost much of their basic life and energy by combining them
according to a man made concept. Many dangerous side effects can occur
because of improper and unequal balances present. Stay with the natural
laws of balance. First one must decided if God is right or if man is
right. If God is right then man and his ideas of processing -tearing
apart and rearranging - are likely to be wrong. Later,
as we consume a more complete variety of foods, we find our sources of
vitamins and minerals complete and in forms that are easily assimilated
- it should not be necessary to return to these supplements even if one
is accustomed to taking them. The sources of good food are steadily
being enlarged as people become more educated concerning them. Search
these sources and rely on them for your total nutritional needs.
What About the Use
of Vitamins
Vitamins and minerals
have always been a necessary part of natural living. Not satisfied with
God's plan, man has attempted to improve the situation by separating
them from fresh live foods, then processing and combining them to
conform to his concept of what they should be. Not satisfied with the
finished product, attempts were made to produce them synthetically. It
was big business - and we became a world of "pill pushers,"
whether they were needed or not. More often they were not needed. No one
really knew if the pills were needed, or how many - people just took
them because they might have a deficiency!
Just how these vitamins
and minerals should be balanced and formulated led to many differences
of opinion. A large variety of experts, in processing and manufacturing
of pills, disagree as to how the many billions of pills should be made.
They all have different formulas and claim theirs are the best even
though much is lost in the processing. However, even without any clear
consensus as to their worth and use, they
were manufactured and processed; therefore they must be sold with no
thought as to possible side effects from overdosing or imbalances.
Millions of dollars are made by the producers and the sellers with
little regard for the true needs of the consumer.
In reality, the whole
process could have been completely avoided. Our Creator has already done
a better job of making sure we receive all the needed vitamins and
minerals in a perfectly balanced form. Only the finest of natural foods
in their original package are good enough for bringing complete energy
and life to build and retain a healthy body. Any time man attempts to
improve on God's formulas and plans, the result is bound to be a
failure.
The simple rules to
complete nutrition include all the vitamins and minerals needed by all
mankind and all animals. Our Creator has given the right food for the
right animal for complete nutrition. This is also true for man. When
these foods are properly prepared and eaten, there is nothing more that
man can do to prepare a better food.
As we eat the correct
foods without excesses, the body will produce ALL the needed vitamins.
Foods grown properly, in complete, mineral- rich soil, will have all the
minerals in them. Thus, we have no need for vitamin-enriched foods,
created synthetically by man, nor for extra minerals.
All refined and
devitalized foods must be completely eliminated from our diet. If
refined and devitalized foods are eaten, then and only then does man
have any need for additional supplements. Just how much and what
combination, even with long and complicated tests, will probably never
be determined, so this form of unnatural nutrition will always be
lacking. Such a plan is a very poor substitute for the right way.
How Do I Get My
Protein?
Often the question is
asked about the need for amino acids, and animal protein foods. The need
is highly exaggerated as only 16% of our body is protein. The answer to
the question is very simple. We first need to understand that pure
protein is primarily nitrogen, with oxygen, hydrogen and some carbon. We
all know we get a large share of our oxygen and hydrogen needs from the
air along with some carbon. There is four times the amount of nitrogen
in the same air as there is oxygen, hydrogen and carbon combined. Since
we are able to utilize and assimilate a large amount of our needs of
these elements into our bodies we are able to assimilate and build the
nitrogen also into our bodies as protein. This is done by natural
bacteria action which is capable of converting it to our use.
From the combination of
the best of foods and clean air we are able to create our own amino
acids, just as well as the animals do. We never try to feed amino acids
to the animals. Thus we are able to eliminate the need for toxic dead
animal flesh and have no further need to worry about our constant source
of protein. Eat only the best variety of fruits, berries, nuts,
vegetables, seeds and sprouted seeds for a further complete source of
protein.
People who smoke cannot
pick up the nitrogen from the air so easily, but will still get enough
from proper food without the use of animal flesh. For your well being,
however, elimination of smoking is a must.
Many people believe
that eating meat gives them strength. If this is so, then why are the
strongest animals in the world vegetarians? Did you ever stop to think
that the animals you do eat are vegetarian? Where did they get their
strength? All the meat-eating animals find it necessary to sleep 16 to
18 hours daily because of excess toxins. The meat eating animals live a
very short life. God has supplied such a bountiful supply of fresh,
wholesome food that there is never a need to kill an animal for its more
toxic flesh in our modern civilization.
